Upcoming Events
Feb 25-27 * University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee and Atlanta
April 2025 * Orlando, FL.
March 21 * Temple Sinai (Sharon, MA)
Standing up to hate, forgotten stories, lost melodies and creation.
Projects
Concert-lecture that brings the Scottsboro Trials to life. The Scottsboro Trials, which began in 1931, were a well-known miscarriage of justice when nine Black teenagers were falsely accused of rape.
with collaborators Amelia Glaser, Anthony Russell and Uri Schreter
2024/25 Tour
The Boston Festival of New Jewish Music/The Boston Synagogue - March 10
Weitzman National Museum - March 12
University of Michigan - Nov 6
Atlanta - Private Performance (Convention) - February 25
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Feb 27
Shanghai Angel: Finding Rosa
Upcoming Performance:
Jewish Congregation of Maui - January 12, 2025
(Lecture on creation of show/ Shabbat)
Dallas Holocaust Museum - Dec 15
Hey Alma July 2024 article. Read about my grandmothers story based on hate, detainment and a lie.
with collaborators Joshua Horowitz and Bruce Bierman
Clip from reimagined Shanghai Angel: Finding Rosa on Angel Island in the Barracks where my grandmother was detained. @jim_granato (videographer)
American soprano and Yiddish chanteuse Heather Klein follows her passion of “painting pictures” with her voice – interpreting and inhabiting characters and bringing stories to life.
Musical selections from NewCaje Mainstage. My Mi Chamocha, Terezin Nign (learned from hungarian survivor) and my arrangement of Yankele/Hashkiveinu.
Testimonials
"...one of the world's leading exponents of Yiddish Art Song-- an absolutely captivating performer."
— Pete Rushefsky, Center for Traditional Music and Dance
"Heather’s performance was riveting! Her voice is like a nightingale. Her grandmother’s story brought to mind all of our refugee stories. My audience of all ages was enthralled. Heather is wonderful to work with, very flexible and gracious."
— Cantor Linda Hirschorn, Temple Beth Sholom, San Leandro, CA
"Her musicianship and command of Yiddish repertoire are clear contributors to her magnificent style."
— Susan Watts, World renowned trumpeter
